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The last time India won a medal was in 1980. India will now take on Belgium on Tuesday in the semis for a place in finals.

A semifinal berth has eluded Indian men's Hockey team since the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games

The Indian men's hockey team is scheduled to begin its campaign on July 24 against New Zealand.

The 27-year-old, who has played 135 matches for the national team, was part of the team which won both its matches against Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League.

India will also take on Australia and Spain in February as it plays five away matches that month before taking on Germany and Argentina at home.

Goals from Harmanpreet Singh (11th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (25th) and Mandeep Singh (58th) on Sunday gave the visitors a deserved triumph over Los Leones.

"Our performance particularly in the last two years have been note-worthy, having achieved good success rate against top teams like Belgium, Netherlands and Australia," he added.

Kothajit said that the Indian team returned to the pitch at the right time and are moving forward with each sports activities session.